Chapter 1880
Take what you need
Chapter 1880 Take what you need
Arms trade has always been one of the most lucrative projects in Haihan's commodity export field, and as a big buyer with financial resources, Daming's economic strength is obviously far greater than Haihan's other sales targets.Although the fiscal revenue of the Ming court is relatively limited, it still has strong purchasing power from a national perspective. Otherwise, it would not be possible for a local warlord like Xu Xinsu to build a strong army with the help of a single place.
All states and prefectures along the coast of Daming have guards stationed there, and now that the country is facing internal and external troubles, many military officers who hold military power have begun to think about it.Some people want to follow Xu Xinsu's successful model, use the sea trade to accumulate wealth, and then buy Haihan weapons to arm the troops under their jurisdiction; Some people simply want to hug Haihan's thigh. After all, some time ago, even North Korea, which was about to be wiped out, was rescued by the Haihan people, so there is no need to worry about their future future when they cooperate with them.
But there is one thing, almost everyone has the same idea, that is to build a good relationship with Haihan.Whether to buy the weapons provided by Haihan, how to buy them, how much to buy, and how to use them after buying them are all secondary issues. The key is to maintain a subtle tacit understanding with Haihan through the arms trade. .
For these military generals who are more informed than the imperial court, they know very well that Haihan is not only a business, but also a very warlike country. Although Da Ming has signed a peace agreement with it, it may not be able to stop Haihan. Han ambitions.If the two countries go to war, they will be the first to be targeted, and the actual combat effectiveness of the Haihan army is much clearer than those high-ranking officials in the court who only read the memorials and take orders for granted.
This group of people has already seen through a series of military demonstrations of Haihan in Zhejiang in the past two years. If there is a conflict between the two countries, the situation of the coastal garrison in Zhejiang will be very embarrassing. Peace is the best way to protect yourself.Moreover, the Haihan people are not that difficult to deal with. As long as the door to trade is opened, any conditions can be negotiated slowly, and the business is started first, and the possibility of Haihan invading Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be greatly reduced.
However, Li Luo has only been in Zhoushan for a short time, so he doesn't know the conflicts of interests in the middle, and he doesn't quite understand the operations of both parties.From his point of view, the arms trade between the two countries seems to be taken advantage of by Haihan, and he only needs to get some third-rate goods to exchange for real gold and silver from Daming, but in fact, both sides are taking what they can for their own purposes Just need it.
Li Lu watched these military officers of the Ming Dynasty talking and laughing around Shi Diwen, and suddenly a strange idea came to his mind - no matter how much the officials of the Ming Dynasty tried to build a good relationship with Haihan, they couldn't compare to North Korea's efforts After all, as the eldest son, he has already gone to Haihan to study abroad, and Daming must not be able to make such an arrangement.
In the future, those who can reach in-depth cooperation with Haihan in various aspects will definitely not be these Ming officials who only flatter and flatter, but North Korea, which understands Haihan better and has more common interests with him.When one day his country becomes stronger, he will be able to stand upright in front of the Ming people, instead of treating it as the suzerain country——Li Wei secretly held such thoughts.
In fact, Li Luo is quite optimistic about his vision. He believes that as long as North Korea can get the support and assistance of Haihan, it will take about a few years to catch up with Ming Dynasty in military affairs—maybe before he succeeds to the throne. The time has already come true.However, he did not dare to tell anyone about this kind of wishful thinking. If the outside world finds out about this, it will definitely affect the relationship between North Korea, Haihan, and Ming Dynasty.
After the transaction was over, Shi Diwen also held a banquet to entertain these buyers and sponsors as usual, but the military leaders were all focused on the handover of arms at this time, so Shi Diwen ordered the dinner to be postponed for two hours so that they could have more time. There is enough time to go to the warehouse at the dock to check the equipment you have purchased.
Li Lu had already tasted the pain of being persuaded to drink alcohol by turns when he had dinner with these military officers before, and he didn't want to repeat the same mistakes, so he took the initiative to resign from Shi Diwen and would not attend the evening banquet.Shi Diwen didn't know that the son of the Joseon Dynasty was drunk to the point of fragments on the night of the reception banquet, and he was already afraid of the banquet on the island.However, Shi Diwen didn't have any dislike for this. From Haihan's point of view, it is not a good thing for the son of Joseon to get too close to the officials of Ming. thing.
After Li Min returned to his residence, he asked Jin Shangjiu to find a recently published newspaper to take a look.He didn't see this legendary thing until he arrived in Zhoushan. He was very interested in the various news on it, and felt that it was also a channel to understand Haihan's social situation from the side.However, I have been busy attending various events these two days, and I haven't taken the time to study the contents of this newspaper carefully.
The newspapers issued in Haihan's overseas colonies and ruled areas are currently only the "Haihan Times" with an official background, and all of them are compiled and printed in Sanya, so the newspapers that can be seen here are basically It is more than half a month later than the actual release date.In this way, the news in the newspaper is actually not too time-sensitive at all, but for the speed of news dissemination in this era, the speed at which the Times provides information is still quite fast, and the amount of information it carries is by no means Di Bao, a traditional official media, is comparable.
Due to the cost of distribution channels and the actual publicity effect, it is impossible for The Times' overseas circulation to be as large as that in China, and not all cats and dogs can read this newspaper.After adopting the subscription system, most ordinary people do not have enough financial resources to subscribe to such a reading material for a long time, and only local officials and some people with special identities have this ability.
As for foreign guests with official status like Li Luo, they naturally have corresponding special treatment.The newspaper that Jin Shangjiu found for him was actually provided by a propaganda agency under the Zhoushan authorities.
After Li Lu had a hasty dinner, he ordered his servants to light some windproof oil lamps in the room, and began to read the few newspapers that Jin Shangjiu had just sent.
Li Lu's attention was quickly attracted by the headline on the front page: "Fight on the Daedong River! The situation in North Korea is heading for a war here!"
Li Lu quickly glanced at the publication date on the front page again, but it used the Haihan calendar. Fortunately, he already knew about it, and he could roughly deduce that the publication date of this newspaper was around the start of the Datong River Battle. same period.
Of course, he also knew that Haihan's battle plan on the banks of the Datong River was actually drawn up very early, so there was basically no risk of leaking military information if the relevant content was published in the local newspapers issued by Haihan.By the time the news in this newspaper reaches the north, the fighting on the Korean battlefield has ended.However, Haihan can put this kind of war on a platform like a newspaper, so that the citizens can pay attention to the progress of this war. This kind of courage still makes Li Luo quite admire.
Generally speaking, when a country has a war, it will not take the initiative to inform the people of the progress of the war, unless there is a big victory.Haihan, on the other hand, was obviously very confident in the Korean War, and directly disclosed the state of the war to the people.
Li Min slowly read the content of the report under the title. Except for the slightly exaggerated description of the strength of the Haihan Army, the description of the situation of the two armies and the situation in North Korea at that time was basically true. Opportunity to look at this war from Haihan's perspective.
Li Lu had heard from Jin Shangjiu before that this Times was the official mouthpiece of Haihan, and the front-page articles on it basically represented the official attitude, and the author was even a high-ranking official of Haihan.This newspaper can be said to be a weather vane for Haihan's foreign policy. It is said that when Li Xi asked Haihan for help, he noticed that after the Manila Battle was over, several main battle forces would enter the During the truce, he had the courage to ask Haihan to send troops to North Korea. What he saw was that his main combat troops were free to enter the next battlefield.
Of course, some people in North Korea think that this kind of news may be released on purpose by Haihan. After all, it is not the first time that the Haihan army has been dispatched overseas as mercenaries to fight wars. It used to send troops to the Annan Gang before it made a fortune. The Zheng family in the north fought a civil war for two years, and forcibly turned the confrontation between Annan and the South into the Zheng family's world.Anyone with a discerning eye is aware of the external pressure North Korea is facing, and the only one who can deal with the Qing army in the Liaodong area is the Haihan family. At this juncture, rumors were released to let the outside world know that their main force happened to have nothing to do. Isn't this just giving some kind of hint?
However, this kind of voice is not the mainstream. After all, Haihan's strength in the Korean War is impressive, and he really saved the crisis in North Korea.Regardless of whether North Korea was calculated or not, North Korea really needs such a backer to protect itself.
The article in the newspaper also analyzed the pros and cons of the opponents, which also aroused Li Lu's interest.He also wants to see how the Haihan people evaluate their army, and whether they think that their ever-victorious army also has shortcomings.
Slightly beyond his expectations, the author directly pointed out the problems of the Haihan army that went to North Korea: too few troops, heavy reliance on logistics, and poor land mobility.Another shortcoming is related to North Korea, because the strength and military system of the two armies are too different, so it is difficult to obtain effective coordination and cooperation from the local army.
In the past, Li Luo might have reservations about the last point, but now he also knows that this is actually an objective fact. There is still a long way to go before the North Korean army wants to fight side by side with the Haihan army on the battlefield.
As for the other short boards, it is very new to Li Wei.And if you think about it carefully, you will find that the shortcomings pointed out are indeed not unreasonable.
Counting the other allied forces, the total strength of the allied forces entering North Korea was only a few thousand, which was obviously out of proportion to the [-] troops that the Qing army invaded North Korea. difference in combat power.However, due to the coalition's reliance on logistical support, they were unable to fight on the front line of the Yalu River for a long time, and finally took the initiative to retreat to the Datong River to establish a line of defense.As for the maneuverability on land, this was fully exposed in the later stages of the war. The Haihan Army had too few cavalry units, and the long-distance march of the infantry inland would seriously weaken the combat effectiveness. This directly led to the counterattack stage. The result of the army's pursuit was not satisfactory.
If these shortcomings can be made up for, it will be a question of how many of the [-] troops of the Qing army who entered the court can escape back to the country.But the newspaper also said that the so-called short boards are only relative to their own strength, but for the enemy, these short boards are still high places that they can't even touch when they jump.As long as the Haihan army sticks to the Datong River defense line, even if it does not fight back, the depth of North Korea alone is enough to make the Qing army dragged down by logistics sooner or later.
Li Wei also heard such remarks after the war that Haihan took the initiative to move the front line back hundreds of miles in order to transfer the pressure of his own logistics supplies to the enemy, and the Qing army was huge and lacked The logistics pressure of sea transportation was actually much greater than that of the coalition forces. This also led to the fact that the Qing army's battle on the Datong River did not last too long. After confirming that there was no possibility of breaking through the Haihan defense line, they took the initiative to retreat.
At the end of this article, a bold prediction was made on the direction of the war: the coalition forces will surely win the final decisive battle on the banks of the Datong River. It has to be explained that it is in North Korea.
As far as Li Wei knew the actual situation, the Qing army only launched two major offensives against the Datongjiang base, and after paying thousands of casualties, they voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield.Although the situation predicted in the newspaper did not appear in the end, the coalition forces indeed won the battle without any dispute.
On the same page of this topic article, there are also related news about Haihan's domestic support for the Korean aid operation.The arsenal works overtime to produce weapons and ammunition for the front line, the shipping company actively contacts the Ministry of National Defense to deliver supplies for the troops going out, the cultural circle conducts a charity sale of works to raise resettlement pensions for domestic soldiers who were killed or injured in overseas battlefields, and so on. The way war works.
Li Wei thought that the Haihan people were of one mind. He thought back then that the main warlord in the country and the officials of the two factions quarreled in the court. If the whole country could support the country's war with the same hatred as the Haihan people when Dingmao was in chaos, that would not be too bad. As for falling into such a passive situation—at least the attitude can be tougher, and he will not be wronged and ask for perfection to sign any brotherly alliance with Hou Jin.
(End of this chapter)
Arms trade has always been one of the most lucrative projects in Haihan's commodity export field, and as a big buyer with financial resources, Daming's economic strength is obviously far greater than Haihan's other sales targets.Although the fiscal revenue of the Ming court is relatively limited, it still has strong purchasing power from a national perspective. Otherwise, it would not be possible for a local warlord like Xu Xinsu to build a strong army with the help of a single place.
All states and prefectures along the coast of Daming have guards stationed there, and now that the country is facing internal and external troubles, many military officers who hold military power have begun to think about it.Some people want to follow Xu Xinsu's successful model, use the sea trade to accumulate wealth, and then buy Haihan weapons to arm the troops under their jurisdiction; Some people simply want to hug Haihan's thigh. After all, some time ago, even North Korea, which was about to be wiped out, was rescued by the Haihan people, so there is no need to worry about their future future when they cooperate with them.
But there is one thing, almost everyone has the same idea, that is to build a good relationship with Haihan.Whether to buy the weapons provided by Haihan, how to buy them, how much to buy, and how to use them after buying them are all secondary issues. The key is to maintain a subtle tacit understanding with Haihan through the arms trade. .
For these military generals who are more informed than the imperial court, they know very well that Haihan is not only a business, but also a very warlike country. Although Da Ming has signed a peace agreement with it, it may not be able to stop Haihan. Han ambitions.If the two countries go to war, they will be the first to be targeted, and the actual combat effectiveness of the Haihan army is much clearer than those high-ranking officials in the court who only read the memorials and take orders for granted.
This group of people has already seen through a series of military demonstrations of Haihan in Zhejiang in the past two years. If there is a conflict between the two countries, the situation of the coastal garrison in Zhejiang will be very embarrassing. Peace is the best way to protect yourself.Moreover, the Haihan people are not that difficult to deal with. As long as the door to trade is opened, any conditions can be negotiated slowly, and the business is started first, and the possibility of Haihan invading Jiangsu and Zhejiang will be greatly reduced.
However, Li Luo has only been in Zhoushan for a short time, so he doesn't know the conflicts of interests in the middle, and he doesn't quite understand the operations of both parties.From his point of view, the arms trade between the two countries seems to be taken advantage of by Haihan, and he only needs to get some third-rate goods to exchange for real gold and silver from Daming, but in fact, both sides are taking what they can for their own purposes Just need it.
Li Lu watched these military officers of the Ming Dynasty talking and laughing around Shi Diwen, and suddenly a strange idea came to his mind - no matter how much the officials of the Ming Dynasty tried to build a good relationship with Haihan, they couldn't compare to North Korea's efforts After all, as the eldest son, he has already gone to Haihan to study abroad, and Daming must not be able to make such an arrangement.
In the future, those who can reach in-depth cooperation with Haihan in various aspects will definitely not be these Ming officials who only flatter and flatter, but North Korea, which understands Haihan better and has more common interests with him.When one day his country becomes stronger, he will be able to stand upright in front of the Ming people, instead of treating it as the suzerain country——Li Wei secretly held such thoughts.
In fact, Li Luo is quite optimistic about his vision. He believes that as long as North Korea can get the support and assistance of Haihan, it will take about a few years to catch up with Ming Dynasty in military affairs—maybe before he succeeds to the throne. The time has already come true.However, he did not dare to tell anyone about this kind of wishful thinking. If the outside world finds out about this, it will definitely affect the relationship between North Korea, Haihan, and Ming Dynasty.
After the transaction was over, Shi Diwen also held a banquet to entertain these buyers and sponsors as usual, but the military leaders were all focused on the handover of arms at this time, so Shi Diwen ordered the dinner to be postponed for two hours so that they could have more time. There is enough time to go to the warehouse at the dock to check the equipment you have purchased.
Li Lu had already tasted the pain of being persuaded to drink alcohol by turns when he had dinner with these military officers before, and he didn't want to repeat the same mistakes, so he took the initiative to resign from Shi Diwen and would not attend the evening banquet.Shi Diwen didn't know that the son of the Joseon Dynasty was drunk to the point of fragments on the night of the reception banquet, and he was already afraid of the banquet on the island.However, Shi Diwen didn't have any dislike for this. From Haihan's point of view, it is not a good thing for the son of Joseon to get too close to the officials of Ming. thing.
After Li Min returned to his residence, he asked Jin Shangjiu to find a recently published newspaper to take a look.He didn't see this legendary thing until he arrived in Zhoushan. He was very interested in the various news on it, and felt that it was also a channel to understand Haihan's social situation from the side.However, I have been busy attending various events these two days, and I haven't taken the time to study the contents of this newspaper carefully.
The newspapers issued in Haihan's overseas colonies and ruled areas are currently only the "Haihan Times" with an official background, and all of them are compiled and printed in Sanya, so the newspapers that can be seen here are basically It is more than half a month later than the actual release date.In this way, the news in the newspaper is actually not too time-sensitive at all, but for the speed of news dissemination in this era, the speed at which the Times provides information is still quite fast, and the amount of information it carries is by no means Di Bao, a traditional official media, is comparable.
Due to the cost of distribution channels and the actual publicity effect, it is impossible for The Times' overseas circulation to be as large as that in China, and not all cats and dogs can read this newspaper.After adopting the subscription system, most ordinary people do not have enough financial resources to subscribe to such a reading material for a long time, and only local officials and some people with special identities have this ability.
As for foreign guests with official status like Li Luo, they naturally have corresponding special treatment.The newspaper that Jin Shangjiu found for him was actually provided by a propaganda agency under the Zhoushan authorities.
After Li Lu had a hasty dinner, he ordered his servants to light some windproof oil lamps in the room, and began to read the few newspapers that Jin Shangjiu had just sent.
Li Lu's attention was quickly attracted by the headline on the front page: "Fight on the Daedong River! The situation in North Korea is heading for a war here!"
Li Lu quickly glanced at the publication date on the front page again, but it used the Haihan calendar. Fortunately, he already knew about it, and he could roughly deduce that the publication date of this newspaper was around the start of the Datong River Battle. same period.
Of course, he also knew that Haihan's battle plan on the banks of the Datong River was actually drawn up very early, so there was basically no risk of leaking military information if the relevant content was published in the local newspapers issued by Haihan.By the time the news in this newspaper reaches the north, the fighting on the Korean battlefield has ended.However, Haihan can put this kind of war on a platform like a newspaper, so that the citizens can pay attention to the progress of this war. This kind of courage still makes Li Luo quite admire.
Generally speaking, when a country has a war, it will not take the initiative to inform the people of the progress of the war, unless there is a big victory.Haihan, on the other hand, was obviously very confident in the Korean War, and directly disclosed the state of the war to the people.
Li Min slowly read the content of the report under the title. Except for the slightly exaggerated description of the strength of the Haihan Army, the description of the situation of the two armies and the situation in North Korea at that time was basically true. Opportunity to look at this war from Haihan's perspective.
Li Lu had heard from Jin Shangjiu before that this Times was the official mouthpiece of Haihan, and the front-page articles on it basically represented the official attitude, and the author was even a high-ranking official of Haihan.This newspaper can be said to be a weather vane for Haihan's foreign policy. It is said that when Li Xi asked Haihan for help, he noticed that after the Manila Battle was over, several main battle forces would enter the During the truce, he had the courage to ask Haihan to send troops to North Korea. What he saw was that his main combat troops were free to enter the next battlefield.
Of course, some people in North Korea think that this kind of news may be released on purpose by Haihan. After all, it is not the first time that the Haihan army has been dispatched overseas as mercenaries to fight wars. It used to send troops to the Annan Gang before it made a fortune. The Zheng family in the north fought a civil war for two years, and forcibly turned the confrontation between Annan and the South into the Zheng family's world.Anyone with a discerning eye is aware of the external pressure North Korea is facing, and the only one who can deal with the Qing army in the Liaodong area is the Haihan family. At this juncture, rumors were released to let the outside world know that their main force happened to have nothing to do. Isn't this just giving some kind of hint?
However, this kind of voice is not the mainstream. After all, Haihan's strength in the Korean War is impressive, and he really saved the crisis in North Korea.Regardless of whether North Korea was calculated or not, North Korea really needs such a backer to protect itself.
The article in the newspaper also analyzed the pros and cons of the opponents, which also aroused Li Lu's interest.He also wants to see how the Haihan people evaluate their army, and whether they think that their ever-victorious army also has shortcomings.
Slightly beyond his expectations, the author directly pointed out the problems of the Haihan army that went to North Korea: too few troops, heavy reliance on logistics, and poor land mobility.Another shortcoming is related to North Korea, because the strength and military system of the two armies are too different, so it is difficult to obtain effective coordination and cooperation from the local army.
In the past, Li Luo might have reservations about the last point, but now he also knows that this is actually an objective fact. There is still a long way to go before the North Korean army wants to fight side by side with the Haihan army on the battlefield.
As for the other short boards, it is very new to Li Wei.And if you think about it carefully, you will find that the shortcomings pointed out are indeed not unreasonable.
Counting the other allied forces, the total strength of the allied forces entering North Korea was only a few thousand, which was obviously out of proportion to the [-] troops that the Qing army invaded North Korea. difference in combat power.However, due to the coalition's reliance on logistical support, they were unable to fight on the front line of the Yalu River for a long time, and finally took the initiative to retreat to the Datong River to establish a line of defense.As for the maneuverability on land, this was fully exposed in the later stages of the war. The Haihan Army had too few cavalry units, and the long-distance march of the infantry inland would seriously weaken the combat effectiveness. This directly led to the counterattack stage. The result of the army's pursuit was not satisfactory.
If these shortcomings can be made up for, it will be a question of how many of the [-] troops of the Qing army who entered the court can escape back to the country.But the newspaper also said that the so-called short boards are only relative to their own strength, but for the enemy, these short boards are still high places that they can't even touch when they jump.As long as the Haihan army sticks to the Datong River defense line, even if it does not fight back, the depth of North Korea alone is enough to make the Qing army dragged down by logistics sooner or later.
Li Wei also heard such remarks after the war that Haihan took the initiative to move the front line back hundreds of miles in order to transfer the pressure of his own logistics supplies to the enemy, and the Qing army was huge and lacked The logistics pressure of sea transportation was actually much greater than that of the coalition forces. This also led to the fact that the Qing army's battle on the Datong River did not last too long. After confirming that there was no possibility of breaking through the Haihan defense line, they took the initiative to retreat.
At the end of this article, a bold prediction was made on the direction of the war: the coalition forces will surely win the final decisive battle on the banks of the Datong River. It has to be explained that it is in North Korea.
As far as Li Wei knew the actual situation, the Qing army only launched two major offensives against the Datongjiang base, and after paying thousands of casualties, they voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield.Although the situation predicted in the newspaper did not appear in the end, the coalition forces indeed won the battle without any dispute.
On the same page of this topic article, there are also related news about Haihan's domestic support for the Korean aid operation.The arsenal works overtime to produce weapons and ammunition for the front line, the shipping company actively contacts the Ministry of National Defense to deliver supplies for the troops going out, the cultural circle conducts a charity sale of works to raise resettlement pensions for domestic soldiers who were killed or injured in overseas battlefields, and so on. The way war works.
Li Wei thought that the Haihan people were of one mind. He thought back then that the main warlord in the country and the officials of the two factions quarreled in the court. If the whole country could support the country's war with the same hatred as the Haihan people when Dingmao was in chaos, that would not be too bad. As for falling into such a passive situation—at least the attitude can be tougher, and he will not be wronged and ask for perfection to sign any brotherly alliance with Hou Jin.
(End of this chapter)